Xiao Wu! This Is Way Too Criminal—Please Keep Reading

That night, Si Si Jie woke up. After regulating her breathing for a while, her body was already more or less fine. She even discovered that her constitution had improved considerably; her body had somehow expelled a great deal of impurities. After taking a bath, she looked radiant, as though she had become several years younger.

This delighted her so much that she personally went into the kitchen and made a lavish feast to celebrate.

After the group finished dinner together, they each returned to their rooms to cultivate.

When Xu Changqing emerged from cultivation and was about to sleep, he found that someone had somehow already climbed into his bed. She lay on her side, propping up her head with one hand as she stared at him with wide eyes.

"Xiao Wu?"

"Why aren't you in your own room? What are you doing in mine?"

He froze slightly before asking.

Wearing pajamas, Xiao Wu yawned and patted the spot beside her, motioning for Xu Changqing to come lie down. Her face was slightly red, though it was not obvious in the darkness.

"Changqing Gege, we've slept together for a whole year. Suddenly sleeping separately feels a little strange to Xiao Wu. Let's sleep together tonight too," she said.

Xu Changqing thought about it and felt that she had a point. They had slept together for a year already. Although Xiao Wu had initially put a boundary line down the middle of the bed, her sleeping posture was atrocious. That line had been completely useless. She often burrowed around beneath the covers like a little pig, and it was common for her to wake up in the morning clinging to him.

They were still young, and her body had not developed yet, so Xu Changqing had simply let her be. For the time being, he had no such thoughts and would not think in that direction.

As for the future?

Who knew what would happen in the future?

If they were still sleeping together after they grew up, he really might not be able to hold himself back. The values he had developed in his previous life were upright, sure, but that did not mean he was supposed to be a saint.

"Fine. But behave yourself when you sleep tonight. Don't go burrowing around again."

"Mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm!" Xiao Wu nodded repeatedly in promise.

Yet the moment Xu Changqing took off his clothes and lay down, she impatiently hugged him, far clingier than before.

"What are you doing? Did you take the wrong medicine today?" Xu Changqing asked suspiciously.

"N-No... I just want to hold you while I sleep." Xiao Wu stammered. Thinking of the System's Black Level Task, her cheeks immediately turned red enough to drip blood. Afraid that Xu Changqing would see, she lowered her head further and further, nearly burrowing beneath the covers.

This confession task...

How was she supposed to do it?

Changqing Gege wouldn't reject me, would he?

Wouldn't it be terribly embarrassing if he rejected me?

Why did this Black Level Task feel even harder to complete than a Red Level Task?

Xiao Wu's mind was a complete mess. She hid her head beneath the covers and hesitated for a long time, never daring to say the words of confession.

Once those words were spoken, the nature of their relationship would change.

Confess!

Don't confess!

Two little figures began an intense battle in Xiao Wu's heart.

"No! You're still far too weak. Stay home obediently and don't run around!"

Suddenly, Xiao Wu recalled Xu Changqing's somewhat stern expression from earlier that day, along with those words that had pierced straight into her heart.

He thinks I'm useless!

"No! I need to become stronger! I can't let Changqing Gege leave me behind. If anything happens again, I want to stay by his side and face it together with him."

And if she wanted to grow stronger quickly, completing System tasks was her only option now.

Xiao Wu fiercely encouraged herself inwardly. Finally, she stiffened her neck and decided to go all out!

But the moment she poked her head out, she saw that Xu Changqing was already lying there asleep, his breathing even.

Huh?

I'd struggled for so long!

I'd finally made up my mind to confess, and you actually fell asleep?

Xiao Wu was both embarrassed and furious!

Outrageous!

This is too outrageous!

Her tiny fists rained down on Xu Changqing's chest, perfectly demonstrating what it meant to pound someone's chest with little fists.

Xu Changqing slowly woke up and mumbled, "Stop messing around, Xiao Wu. Go to sleep."

"Changqing Gege, I like you." Taking advantage of Xu Changqing's groggy state, Xiao Wu hurriedly blurted out the words, hoping to muddle through somehow. In truth, she did muddle through. Hearing the System notification in her mind announcing that the task had been completed, Xiao Wu let out a tremendous sigh of relief.

However...

He had only fooled the System.

When she looked toward Xu Changqing, her gaze instantly met a pair of bright eyes.

At that moment, all sleepiness had vanished from Xu Changqing. Aside from the System notification that had just sounded, the main reason was what Xiao Wu had said just now. What did she say?

If I heard that right—

Was that "I like you"?

Isn't this puppy love?

We were only seven years old!

This was way too criminal!

Xu Changqing felt it was necessary to correct Xiao Wu's way of thinking. Things like this could be discussed slowly and in greater depth after they grew up.

Right now, ahem—

It was a little too early.

Xiao Wu's face instantly flushed red as well. Changqing Gege's eyes were wide open—he clearly did not look half-asleep at all.

Ah, this—

"Xiao Wu..." Xu Changqing sat up, cleared his throat, and carefully chose his words before earnestly lecturing her. "We're still young, so—"

"I'm going to sleep!"

Before Xu Changqing could finish, Xiao Wu darted beneath the covers, turned her back to him, and less than three seconds later, began breathing evenly.

Xu Changqing: "..."

Could you make that act any more fake?

Two and a half years later.

The back mountain of Notting Junior Soul Master Academy.

"It's been a week since I broke through to Rank 30. What am I supposed to do now..."

"The age limit of the spirit beasts in Soul Hunting Forest is nowhere near enough."

"Looks like I can only find a way to go to Star Dou Great Forest or Sunset Forest."

"If that doesn't work, I can wait another two years and go to Shrek with Tang San. Soul Power can keep accumulating anyway."

Speaking of Tang San, who knew what medicine that kid had taken wrong? Over the past two years, he had always wanted to worm his way over to Xu Changqing and Xiao Wu. Why had he not been so attentive during their first year after enrolling?

Could it be that the trajectory of the world demanded it?

Lying atop a large rock on the hill and basking in the sun, Xu Changqing spat out the Blue Silver Grass he had been chewing. He felt rather depressed—not because of Tang San, but because he was considering whether to take a long trip and obtain his Third Soul Ring.

"Forget it, no point thinking about it. I'll fill my stomach first, then go back and discuss it with Si Si Jie, Xiao Wu, and the others before deciding."

With that thought, he clasped his hands behind his head, pulled another stalk of Blue Silver Grass and held it between his lips, then slowly made his way down the mountain. The bitter taste of its roots in his mouth matched his current mood perfectly.

Breaking through too quickly could actually be troublesome.

How strange.

The moment Xu Changqing returned to Notting City, he saw a large crowd gathered around the Bulletin Board of the Martial Soul Branch Hall, loudly discussing some high-reward missing-person notice. Surprised cries rang out from time to time.

He was rather laid-back by nature and did not like joining in the excitement, so he only gave it an extra glance before intending to head straight for a meal.

But just as he passed by, a middle-aged man spotted him, and his eyes suddenly lit up!

"Everyone, look! Isn't this the kid in the Portrait?" The middle-aged man pointed at Xu Changqing and shouted in delight, sounding as though he had discovered some priceless treasure.

Xu Changqing: ???

What the hell?

Uncle, do I know you?

At the shout, the crowd turned in unison to look at Xu Changqing, then turned back to compare him with the Portrait posted on the Bulletin Board. In an instant, everyone present began to stare with shining eyes.

Xu Changqing felt his scalp tingle under their gazes.

Were these people sick?

I may be a little handsome, but don't look at me like you've just seen a stunning beauty!

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